Articles by: Jeremy Henderson

Accepting the challenge

Accepting the challenge

Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has been approved as a participating institution of the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges Scholars Program. In 2008, the NAE identified 14 grand challenges for engineering in the 21st century. Solving these problems is key to enhancing sustainability, health, security and the […]

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On the Rhodes again

On the Rhodes again

Natalie Palmquist, a senior in civil engineering from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, was named as a finalist for the 2019 Rhodes Scholarship, which allows recipients to pursue graduate studies at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Only 32 U.S. students are chosen for the annual scholarship. The Samuel Ginn […]

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Master of Engineering Management ranks 5th in nation

Master of Engineering Management ranks 5th in nation

The Master of Engineering Management was ranked No. 5 among the Top 50 Online Master’s Degrees in Engineering Management in the country, according to BestCollegeReviews.org. The Master of Engineering Management, housed in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the Thomas Walter Center for Technology Management, offers students working […]

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Auburn leads $2 million DOE project maximizing fuel economy

Auburn leads $2 million DOE project maximizing fuel economy

Auburn University researchers are leading a $2 million U.S. Department of Energy project with the potential to improve fuel efficiency and economy. The project, led by principal investigator and assistant professor of biosystems engineering Yi Wang, will create a bio-based fuel additive that can be blended with diesel fuel to […]

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Fourteen Auburn Engineering student-athletes receive first-year SEC Academic honors

Fourteen Auburn Engineering student-athletes were named to the 2017-18 First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll announced in June. Recognition is based on grades from the 2017-18 academic year. Each student-athlete must: • Have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution; • If a student-athlete attends summer […]

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Pancake elected ACM president

Pancake elected ACM president

Auburn University alumna Cherri M. Pancake was elected to a two-year term as president of the Association for Computing Machinery. Pancake, ’86 doctorate in computer science, received her bachelor of arts from Auburn University, where she was the first woman to be admitted to any graduate engineering program in 1982. […]

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Distinguished Speakers

Distinguished Speakers

Susan Story, ’81 industrial engineering and president and CEO of American Water Works, and Walt Woltosz, ’69 aerospace engineering and founder of Words+ and Simulations Plus, were speakers this year during the spring and fall graduation ceremonies, respectively. Story has served as CEO of American Water Works – the largest […]

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Recognizing Excellence

Recognizing Excellence

Melissa Brown Herkt, ’77 civil engineering, was chosen to receive the Construction Industry Institute’s Carroll H. Dunn Award of Excellence in July. The award was established in 1985 to honor an individual for significant achievements in improving the engineering and construction industry. The award is CII’s highest honor and is […]

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